Median age estimates and projections in Estonia

The median age in Estonia was 41.9 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Estonia, 2023 (latest estimate) 41.9 Years
Change from 2022 +0.6% 2022: 41.6 years
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023 42.6 years Middle value of 27 countries
Projection for 2030 44.7 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 48.4 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 52.1 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 31st of 216 See the full ranking

Median age estimates and projections in Estonia over time

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Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Median age, estimates and projections to 2100 (years), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Estonia
2100 52.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2095 51.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2090 50.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2085 50.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2080 51.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2075 51.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2070 51.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2065 50.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2060 49.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2055 48.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2050 48.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2045 48.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2040 48.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2035 46.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2030 44.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2025 42.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2023 41.9 years
2022 41.6 years
2021 41.5 years
2020 41.4 years
2019 41.2 years
2018 41.0 years
2017 40.9 years
2016 40.7 years
2015 40.6 years
2014 40.4 years

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.6% from 41.6 years in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 40.1 years, the figure has changed by +4.3%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Estonia has the 31st highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Estonia
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024